I've just noticed an problem that I can't fathom. I am unable to rename
folders by using the right click and the rename option. The explorer window
just hangs (CPU at 100%) and requires the 3 fingered salute to kill it. I've
got my documents full of New Folder (1) ... New Folder(23) ! I've got SP2
and all available updates installed. AV and spyware scans are negative.
Funnily enough when folders are renamed via software or by auto installers
it works perfectly. I have tried booting in safe mode with no difference.
The folder attributes show read only ticked (but greyed out) - I've unticked
it and pressed OK but it makes no difference.

James

What process is running at a higher CPU level when this happens.

What system are you running?

"James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've just noticed an problem that I can't fathom. I am unable to rename
> folders by using the right click and the rename option. The explorer
> window just hangs (CPU at 100%) and requires the 3 fingered salute to kill
> it. I've got my documents full of New Folder (1) ... New Folder(23) ! I've
> got SP2 and all available updates installed. AV and spyware scans are
> negative. Funnily enough when folders are renamed via software or by auto
> installers it works perfectly. I have tried booting in safe mode with no
> difference. The folder attributes show read only ticked (but greyed out) -
> I've unticked it and pressed OK but it makes no difference.
>
> James
>

Thanks Jason,

It's the Seti@home client, running at 97 - 98%. Killing this task causes a
Dr Watson window to pop up with a send don't send message, the computer is
still hung so I do the 3 fingered salute to kill the folder which is shown
as non responding. Ive got a AMD 3000 Xp on a Gigabyte GA-7VASFS mainboard.
Single 160 Gb drive with DVD RW and DVD ROM. 1GB RAM in 2 512Mb sticks
(sorry don't know the speed)

I'm going to uninstall Seti now, but it did work since this was indstalled.

James
"Jason Marshall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1DCUd.254$(E-Mail Removed)...
> What process is running at a higher CPU level when this happens.
>
> What system are you running?
>
> "James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I've just noticed an problem that I can't fathom. I am unable to rename
>> folders by using the right click and the rename option. The explorer
>> window just hangs (CPU at 100%) and requires the 3 fingered salute to
>> kill it. I've got my documents full of New Folder (1) ... New Folder(23)
>> ! I've got SP2 and all available updates installed. AV and spyware scans
>> are negative. Funnily enough when folders are renamed via software or by
>> auto installers it works perfectly. I have tried booting in safe mode
>> with no difference. The folder attributes show read only ticked (but
>> greyed out) - I've unticked it and pressed OK but it makes no difference.
>>
>> James
>>
>
>

I've just uninstalled the Seti client - now the system idle process is
showing 99% - usual 3 fingered salute.


"James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Jason,
>
> It's the Seti@home client, running at 97 - 98%. Killing this task causes a
> Dr Watson window to pop up with a send don't send message, the computer is
> still hung so I do the 3 fingered salute to kill the folder which is shown
> as non responding. Ive got a AMD 3000 Xp on a Gigabyte GA-7VASFS
> mainboard. Single 160 Gb drive with DVD RW and DVD ROM. 1GB RAM in 2 512Mb
> sticks (sorry don't know the speed)
>
> I'm going to uninstall Seti now, but it did work since this was
> indstalled.
>
> James
> "Jason Marshall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1DCUd.254$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> What process is running at a higher CPU level when this happens.
>>
>> What system are you running?
>>
>> "James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I've just noticed an problem that I can't fathom. I am unable to rename
>>> folders by using the right click and the rename option. The explorer
>>> window just hangs (CPU at 100%) and requires the 3 fingered salute to
>>> kill it. I've got my documents full of New Folder (1) ... New Folder(23)
>>> ! I've got SP2 and all available updates installed. AV and spyware scans
>>> are negative. Funnily enough when folders are renamed via software or by
>>> auto installers it works perfectly. I have tried booting in safe mode
>>> with no difference. The folder attributes show read only ticked (but
>>> greyed out) - I've unticked it and pressed OK but it makes no
>>> difference.
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've just noticed an problem that I can't fathom. I am unable to rename
> folders by using the right click and the rename option. The explorer
> window just hangs (CPU at 100%) and requires the 3 fingered salute to kill
> it. I've got my documents full of New Folder (1) ... New Folder(23) ! I've
> got SP2 and all available updates installed. AV and spyware scans are
> negative. Funnily enough when folders are renamed via software or by auto
> installers it works perfectly. I have tried booting in safe mode with no
> difference. The folder attributes show read only ticked (but greyed out) -
> I've unticked it and pressed OK but it makes no difference.
>
> James
>


start in safe mode and rename from there - or failing that - from the
command prompt

J

James

Looks to be a common problem in the last 12 months:
http://snipurl.com/d3w2

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"James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've just uninstalled the Seti client - now the system idle process is
> showing 99% - usual 3 fingered salute.
>
>
> "James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks Jason,
>>
>> It's the Seti@home client, running at 97 - 98%. Killing this task
>> causes a Dr Watson window to pop up with a send don't send message,
>> the computer is still hung so I do the 3 fingered salute to kill the
>> folder which is shown as non responding. Ive got a AMD 3000 Xp on a
>> Gigabyte GA-7VASFS mainboard. Single 160 Gb drive with DVD RW and DVD
>> ROM. 1GB RAM in 2 512Mb sticks (sorry don't know the speed)
>>
>> I'm going to uninstall Seti now, but it did work since this was
>> indstalled.
>>
>> James
>> "Jason Marshall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:1DCUd.254$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> What process is running at a higher CPU level when this happens.
>>>
>>> What system are you running?
>>>
>>> "James Hutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I've just noticed an problem that I can't fathom. I am unable to
>>>> rename folders by using the right click and the rename option. The
>>>> explorer window just hangs (CPU at 100%) and requires the 3
>>>> fingered salute to kill it. I've got my documents full of New
>>>> Folder (1) ... New Folder(23) ! I've got SP2 and all available
>>>> updates installed. AV and spyware scans are negative. Funnily
>>>> enough when folders are renamed via software or by auto installers
>>>> it works perfectly. I have tried booting in safe mode with no
>>>> difference. The folder attributes show read only ticked (but greyed
>>>> out) - I've unticked it and pressed OK but it makes no difference.
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>